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Hat
(c. 1952)
Medium
raffia (plastic), silk, nylon, silk (velvet)
Measurements
119.0 cm (outer circumference) 5.0 cm (height) 35.0 cm (width)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Irene Mitchell, 1975
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
label, sewn centre back underside of crown, woven in yellow on black: Hicks Atkinson / Ltd / MELBOURNE
Accession Number
D10-1975
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Hat with wide brim, narrower at the centre back, with very shallow crown section. Circular velvet covered wire support with side grip loops fixed to underside to hold hat to wearer’s head. The hat is constructed of wide black and white raffia strips twisted and woven together in a spiral configuration fixed to a base of clear nylon woven webbing. Hat is trimmed to right side proper with two black silk chrysanthemum flowers.